Basic Self Defense Moves : How to Escape From a Kung Fu Rear Bear Hug

[fisha1103]

wow

[nick00580]

Question why do theyu call hititn the balls hittin the groin?

[sammygmartin74]

Do people pay you to teach this shit?

[2BurgerBoy2]

That poor dude all ways gets flung about

[yaohua100]

why dont u just kik them in the nut?

or punch then in the nut?

[Jinglebombgirl]

Dude someone bear hugged me and I flipped her over my back. Im 14 and shes 16 and shes bigger than me! :DD AWESOME!!

[1Blkkato]

Every demo I see about this it always has the guy placing the arms high over the opponent. No demo has been shown how to get out of the same hold if the attacker is able to grab you lower where his arms cover the opponents wrist.

[bulldog1879]

@1Blkkato the same thing aplies. drop your waist down and throw your arms up. that is if the attacker is grabing over your arms. if under then its another move.

[miranAElunes]

What about how to defend againts a Bear?

Do these apply? XD

[jelloofhell]

when you lift up your elbow what if he goes for a head lock

[squidmuttly]

So some chap comes up behind you and gives you a hug... I mean, it's affectionate, maybe unwarranted. But I think you're over reacting. He probably just wants to be friends.

[HomasterX]

.... so you trasnfer a bare hug into giving him a rear naked choke... >> well depends on speed i guess... if ur quick enough....

[henrymitmaggie]

or you could step behind him pick his legs up and smash his head into the ground

[TheExarion]

Why do I get make up ads before watching the vid? :|

[navyninja14]

why are we even wasting time on this kung fu bull shit? You want real defense learn a self defense SYSTEM like krav maga, that shit works, not this martial arts shit for the movies

[NumberOneFictionFan]

All of the weight on your right leg would put you off balance to force a trip with your left leg you even trip and hop a little in your demonstration

[XxocarabxX]

if he's close enough to my mouth i'd bite him

[shadownoob83]

@XxocarabxX good point yuse all weapons when u need it bite is 1 unexpected move probably will shock and surprise your opponent :)

[angrygreengiant]

*center of balance.

[angrygreengiant]

I've never seen a bear hug applied around someones shoulders. Isn't the point of a bear hug to wrap up someones arms and ruin there center of gravity. I should start putting videos on here, at least they would be accurate.

[circacheese]

lol he talks like the guy in full life concequences.. "so john freeman step out and use ELBO!! headcrab zombie was hit in the GROWING and cryed of PANE and sweep FORWORD in the ground"

[fbratw1]

flat on his face.. ok pussy. but you are the hope of the kung fu purist .. hhhheeeeeeeeyyyyyyaaaaaaaahhhh­hh

[BillyLo1995]

For me the best strike for all the behind grabs as this one is quicly catch with your hands attackers hands and give him a back headbutt ... That will cause real pain and 80 % break his nose !!!

[nielsation]

@BillyLo1995 noses are made to resist impact, noses break quicker from the side

[BillyLo1995]

@nielsation I agree but you have a very good possibility ... The serious thing is that this will cause pain to your attacker and give you the chance to escape the grab

[alexhong100]

or you could just smash his face with your head

[cherry8166]

sweet

[sugarraygras]

I have always seen these techniques as effective in the gym and not so good in the street as the other person is slightly more aggresive in the street. I have found western boxing strikes as the most effective. As in boxing you always train with someone trying to hit you for real as in other arts there is always someone playing patsy.

[Dewzy100]

@sugarraygras the truth falls from your mouth sir, it might be wise for him to consider a tougher demo partner for these vids

[Aldannon]

Another alternative is from the defenseinstitue. Look up their rear bear hug.

Thank you for sharing.

[youming93]

u cant escape that

[dthor2k1]

what if hes just wants to give u a freindly hug, asshole

[NeverShoutJeremy]

0:23 its Michel Jackson

[malice92788]

not to split hairs but I thought it was funny how in the subtitles when he says "groin" it's spelled groan. a freudian slip? lol

[thejessica1121]

i agree conpleatly with ur way of escapeing a rear bear hug :) but in some situations the person with the need 2 defend themselfs from this move are either 2 weak are at 2 much of a disadvantage or lack the skills it takes to pull off such moves :) how would you escape from a full nelson? [without 2 much damage 2 your neck]

[Subfightr]

@thejessica1121 exactly! Full nelson the normal simple escape is to go limp and plop down on the ground like a 2 year old throwing a fit. But if they are way bigger than you like you suggest, yeah.. you are screwed :(

You can also do a shoulder throw, toss your legs in the air and come down to build momentum to bend them over, but I have done that to big guys and they just hold me in the air and I just dangle helplessly.

[thejessica1121]

@Subfightr thankyou :) that escape only rly works when the person is lacking in some way with the tecnique if the person is fully trained nd stronger with both escape attempts there isnt much of a way out i have been thrown a fair few times trying that nd i've already been trained. the full nelson is simply a pain. thankyou 4 helping :)

[TheShebang101]

what if the attacker becomes a super sayain?

[Subfightr]

@TheShebang101 then multiply your power-level to OVER 9000!!!!!! Over 9000!!! over 9000!

[troutmouth72]

bear hugs are for people that are weak and there the weakest move prob

[mjpitche]

I had a guy who was 6'4" 350 lbs put me into a bear hug and I know I wouldn't had been able to move my arms out because he was too strong and too fat. The fat molded around me. What can you do if the guy is so strong that you can't get your arms free?

[Micahel213]

@mjpitche

if you allow me to answer:

a specific answer is hard to give. altough the bearhug is about as straightfoward as they come. the escape isn't and is mostly determined by the positioning of your assailant his weight, height and strength. f.e.: if you can''t get your arms free you might still be able to head butt him by throwing your head back. this might provide enough distraction to be able to get your arms free. another thing you may be able to do is grab his testikels and twist.

[Micahel213]

@mjpitche

and there is more: if you can get hold of a finger, you can break it. you could also rake his shins or if the heels of your shoes are hard enough, break his foot. it all depends on the exact situation.

[LaJ126]

I was hoping this was a video demonstrating how to escape from the Kung Fu Bear with a stick. :(s

[SweetSinFZ]

Whos the pervert behind you guys? He doesn't move, but seems like hes enjoying it.

[altheon]

what if a real bear does a bear hug on you ?? can you escape from it ???

[SpineHunt]

@altheon Probably not.

[hellzoneUK1991]

dont like the way these vids are presented:

1 the moves your using are kung fu against normal fools

2 anywhere that says "chinese martial arts" tends to be a bit phony, because there are about a thousand chinese martial arts. i exadgerate a little, but if you dont go on to explain the origin of the move, or show other masters, then safe to say in my experience you know one or two pretty well or the basics of quite a few. just dont label them together because a lot of them have nothing in comon

[fullellinaras]

smash to the groint... cheap shot

[SpineHunt]

@fullellinaras Cheap situation...

[fullellinaras]

@SpineHunt best answer i got in years

[grievemourne]

i hate rear bears.

[Aldannon]

Possible the attacker will go from a rear bear hug to a choke around your neck.

[SpineHunt]

@Aldannon Do it fast and he wont have a chance.

[jimtube109]

Problem is, for women.....nobody grabs so conveniently high up the arms.

[MrPolskaDuma]

By the way, bear hugs wrap around the stomach.

[MrPolskaDuma]

Stick your hands right down your hips and push off.

[ages777]

good techniques, but BIG problem, if that guy (enemy) is still holding on to both his arms he'll drag the guy down with him when he trys to throw him over.

[jimtube109]

First problem is, who grabs so high up the torso? I like the technique for sure, elblows and hammer fists etc are strong but instead of taking the guy down over the fron of the leg, try positioning behind and take him down backwards.

[mosherte]

the only thing I have problems with is the throw, Im not sure it would work if the guy kept holding on to his own arms.

In the video he lets go, allwing the throw...

[xskimbosx]

My ex boyfriend use to do this to me for a laugh and i could never get out of it. I ended up just running backwards and putting him into a wall hahaha!

[mdtyci]

if grabbed from behind in that fashion then surely the grip would be lower! and the technique has too many parts to it !

[evasivenose]

run back and slam him into wall? keep elbowing him with both elbows simotanuously

[Ace55934]

you know what ANYBODY WHO WANT TO ATTACK A PERSON OR KILL OR KIDNAP.

1 FUCKING STEP IS ENOUGH BRING A GUN AND SHOOT HIS NUTS

[M0rb30uS]

or.. carry a gun with you all times, and lean back against a wall. so no chance of someone getting your back

[OstentatiousTyler]

This happened to me a couple days ago, but I FLIPPED the attacker over and threw him on the ground then stepped on him.

[infinityward0]

@OstentatiousTyler try hard

[zealot644]

Anyone saying this wont work is retarded. You do it so fast the other person doesnt have time to react. Goodluck reacting fast enough when you (if you were the attacker) think he wont be able to fight back, so you relax a tad then BAM they get you

[pulsegang]

what if he lifts you and keeps you in a bear hug

[panputto1]

@pulsegang you just have to kick backwardsin the groin

[pulsegang]

@panputto1

say he grabs you from the front?.......

[panputto1]

@pulsegang try kneeing him in the groin, if you can´t kick his shin or stomp on the foot

[SpineHunt]

@pulsegang Well it isn't a "rear Bear Hug" is it?

[Subfightr]

@pulsegang you're screwed. Even this does not always work.

[ribarmilos]

@pulsegang Kick his balls

[yalimbac]

@pulsegang assuming your attacker is hercules ?

[pulsegang]

@yalimbac

hardly,

I can lift someone up in a bear hug...............it must seem like a untouchable feat for you but most people I know can lift people up .

[animeboy2015]

@pulsegang in a fight you must keep the distance , who the hell can do a bear hug on you not seeing the attacker?!

[EvanQuinn07]

@pulsegang THAT'S what I was gonna say; usually someone bear hugs you and LIFTS you OFF the ground, and if it IS an attack, they will: lift you off the ground, swing you slightly and then slam you down OR instead of slamming you down, they could just keep you in bear hug, with your feet off the ground, swing you a little and then just fall down on top of you...probably breaking something...a rib(?)

[truebeliever786]

@pulsegang That's why you quickly get out of it, as soon as possible.

[BatspindaVL]

@pulsegang Go for the balls.

[serichejr]

@pulsegang he is going to get tired

[pulsegang]

@serichejr

but he will sqeeze and it hurts

[johnrotten33]

i know these techniques. the way you do them is to respond right away and not wait for them to fully grasp. that is how they work. a martial artist responds immediately! not after. this is just to show the person learning. this guy is skilled. to say they dont work shows you are just another internet martial artist.

[ewoke685]

i tried it if they have you in real life your going down

[bakakata]

What bullshit this is, the attack is pathetic, no power or resistance, hes even wrapping too high on the arms... whats the point of hugging the shoulder? I would be more worried for a choke especially since he leads it that way with his defense.

Just think about it, would the first thing he shows work if the guy was wrapping low (around the elbows or lower) and had power involved? Lift you up like a baby from there and then drop you.

Unrealistic bullshit, think outside the box. Pathetic...

[iceboss226]

@bakakata Agree. The wrapping is too high

[80KungFu]

This will not be sufficient. When you have gotten out he will put you in an even worse hold, a chokehold! The real attacker will not be so friendly and just let it happen. As soon as you have got his arm higer up he is going to start choking you.

[1angrywhiteman1]

Reverse head but ftw.....

[boodlasgard22]

pause at :25... prime positioning for a rear naked choke eh? he grabs the wrist sure but if i were this guy i would be choking before i got my wrist grabbed.... it would probably work against an untrained opponent though

[pantherkursk]

haha yes awesome self defense.. from a harmless bear hug u go uncoscious with a rear choke :D

[DRAGONPOWEROWNZ]

If hes putting you in a bear hug... when you break you're gonna have to be godly quick.. cause they're still fuckin' squeezing your body with a bear hug... gg crushed throat.

[brendant555]

the guy grabbing is like "man i hate my fuckin life"

[northclay2002]

What if the bear hug is done lower on the ribs at elbow level? ( your elbows get pinned up on your sides). Your way works most of the time but not always.

[pistol975]

If the bear hug is lower, drop down as you push your elbows out, then you can choose to elbow as shown here, or pin the opponents arms against you and hip toss him over. I have tried this against someone much bigger than me and it worked quite well even as he tried to stop me from doing it. The trick is to drop and push the elbows out at the same time. Give that one a go and go at it full force.

[KissingChaos72]

hahaha poor guy

[logicutz]

do not escape from that like they show ... you risk getting your neck only ,into the "bearhug" which i personaly don't recomend .... what i actualy recomend is bow and lift him then trow him over you he will fall hitting his back then smash his face with your foot whatever .... if that guy who gets you is an agressor.... whatever ....

or ... use your heel to smash his crouch ...

that thing they show there is too riscky not recomended* you don't want to break your neck/choke" following this

[azn3xdawgg]

actually, this works pretty well as long as you don't telegraph it. and the more force the attack puts into the hug, the longer it'll take him to recover.

[JPR1993]

problem, while hitting, they have one arm thats not being held by you, and your back is facing him...which isnt good.

i'd prefer to spin once u have loosened the grip, then attack, in my oppinion

[vaibhav1803]

if u spin i can headbutt u straight on the nose u moron..spinnin takes time...this is fast..

[JPR1993]

well im sorry im such a "moron".

but..with the grabbers arm not being held, he could hit you in the back of the head, or easily on the temple. and also a choke.

and if you were to hold up and elbow, then spin, the person would not head-butt you becuz you already hit them. so it'd give u a few seconds to do what you like. jus an oppinion...

[vaibhav1803]

well sorry bout the moron part..jus got a lil carried away..hehe

but u do hav a gr8 point out there...

[okumamyokamaiiyazarm]

rediculous

[Knave504]

Okay, thats dumb. Nobody keeps their grip the same unless your giving a hug, and sometimes not even that. When you grip someone, you squeez harder every second. So if you move down, it's now a headlock. And I hope that guy slapped him when the cameras went off, because I wouldn't let anybody push, throw, smash my groins or pretend to smash my groins. Thats just gay. And when he went for he groin smash, he didn't have to linger for so long. FAG!

[zombieleader123]

pfff hahahaha! lol easier way...the moment person hugs, jus drop down u dropped to the right so i would turn into a head lock! whne u drop down run lik hell if begginer or if better then well more complex stuff i cbb to say :p

[musicandfreedom]

great job=]

[JesterTheRaven]

...yes so easy...EXCUSE MASTER! But if the grab is on the elbow?

[Tamaracouta100th]

there's also another way

you suck in all the breath you can expanding you chest/body then blow it all out really fast and at the same time you are doing that you let yourself fall to the ground and then elbow to the nuts. but only do that if the person is alone if you do that and he has friends kicks to the head on the street anything goes so ball kicks are really efitive

[SymbioteHost]

That has one huge flaw i always try that when my brothers bear hug me it doesnt work

you breathe in , they feel it and tighten their grip shortening your breathe , so it basicly lowers your chance of surviving that attack

[shane0074]

me and mr friend just tried it and he bear hugged me hard as hell. and i pushed my arms apart like tht guy and i was still stuck in the hold!

[kenpojoe815]

Hey guys the guy is an expert - I mean he's on expert village right?

[banalexistence]

who does bear hugs? dirty trailer park dwellers?

[richboy13387]

if your in a fight versus 3 or 4 guys one of them might wanna try holding you so that the other guys can hit you, a guy tried to bearhug me once, but i just banged my head into his, that worked good aswell. btw this is a great technique

[suarneduj]

This is horseshit, Who the fuck bear hugs you that high?? I would grab the victim just above his elbows, and I doubt this crappy technique would do the trick then

[6XstringXsamurai]

yeah. and striking doesn't stop a lot of people. especially if you're smaller and they're bigger or if the attacker has a high pain tolerance.

which he will due to all the adrenaline rushing through his veins due to the physical confrontation. when you're in the middle of a fight getting hit doesn't hurt as bad as you'd think it does.

[22446678]

if u are different size is hard to do it wiht bigger guy

[MiniStephan]

That's why I prefer Jukido Jujitsu. The technique you use for rear bear hug is itsukensetsu, where you basically spread your legs, grab their ankle, and sit back onto their knee. They're going down whether they want to or not.

[winter22mute]

This is interesting but do you think uki and tori could wear different colour clothes, and

maybe something a bit lighter? It is hard to

see what is going on. Who's that 3rd

gentleman in the background? He trains in our dojo too.

[limstupid]

Your best counter is to immediately lower your center of gravity, as opposed to sidestepping which I might add isnt easily done with a larger / stronger opponent on you, and stepping to the side only sets you up to get your legs swept out, then you end up on your back. When you drop down immediately, you gain more balance, and set your opponent up for a strike to the groin. Breaking this hold using fluidity as opposed to energy is more effective, if you follow what I mean.

[lilcreet]

anyone who has bear hugged someone in an attempt to inflict pain, knows not to grab at shoulder level, but at elbow level. it's much more effective

[suarneduj]

exactly

[tazzedout82364]

A lot of times they bear hug you right around the elbows then pick you up and slam you on the ground face first.

[kirkwanglers32]

I would of given a rear head but folled by a reverse grab to the nuts.

[Freespritfistkungfu]

another way i find is better at doing this, is done by lowering yourself and at the same time shooting both arms out and stepping to one side of the opponent then from there you can toe stomp elbow and groin punch.

[malicedarkone]

Your best counter is to immediately lower your center of gravity, as opposed to sidestepping which I might add isnt easily done with a larger / stronger opponent on you, and stepping to the side only sets you up to get your legs swept out, then you end up on your back. When you drop down immediately, you gain more balance, and set your opponent up for a strike to the groin. Breaking this hold using fluidity as opposed to energy is more effective, if you follow what I mean.

[malicedarkone]

That would work great if your opponent stands there with his free hand still wrapped around you the entire time until you decide to release it for that throw. Realistically if someone grabbed you from behind, and you immediately broke out of it, they aren't going to stand there and wait for you to counter. That elbow you throw is a bad idea, as its limited range would allow your opponent to easily sidestep it.

[GovermentG]

yeh but ma fat m8 alwayz lifts me uo aswell lol , so how doi i step out ??

[GovermentG]

yeh but ma fat m8 alwayz lifts me uo aswell lol , so how doi i step out ??

[BlackWhiteDarkLight]

haha my fat friend likes to bear hug me alot, and boy does that hurt my chest.

[Lifeiscrazy55]

damn hitting to th balls is cheap but so is grbbing you by the neck and head locks so it's fair

[AndrewFaulder]

Its not about fair shots its about defening your self so you don't end up in causlty or possibly dead.

[joebobbobybob1]

i don't really know much about this but apparently your supposed to do this real fast.

[link90099]

sorry i just tried this on my brother it didn't work and he doesn't like kung fu so he doesn't search it up and it didnt work

[tornupletters88]

i can assure you when its done correctly and fast it does work to T. lol

[link90099]

ya it was done very fast and correctly as in the movie it didnt work

[tornupletters88]

another method u can try is lift ur elbows up and using your strongest arm bend down and lift th knee an fall back the way on top and quickly turn over and put ur hand round his neck and squeeze wit ur finger and thumb just behind his adams apple and tell him stop struggling and it wont hurt. or try squeezing just under th jaw line next to th ears with ur thumb and 1st n 2nd finger..

[link90099]

hey thx dude

it worked on him X)

[Mrlevinblackbelt]

this sux it would most likely never work cause u have a moving opponentin real life and the second his arms went around the neck as u can see in the movie he'd go for a headlock

[panstriato2]

Usefull, but what if the bearhug is lower (at your elbows height), would it work in that situation too?

[HaDetAfHelvedesTil]

yeah and what if he had a tank and 300 soldiers which would kick you into a hole while screaming?

[mike1350]

The most likely of scenarios.

[tornupletters88]

basically wen ur in any situation u look to see what u CNA use i.e if u cant move ur arms...use ur legs and head lean forward with ur head and go straight back aim for nose, and wriggle as much as possible makes it harder for your opponent to make his next move

[Giggles132]

yeah this is pretty cool, but what if the guy is like 6 times the size of you and has a very good barehug against you

[alekdenstore92]

thx! this shot is realy good to know how to do!

[unicorn2121]

cool ok thanks